Nevenka Črešnar Pergar

Nevenka Črešnar Pergar is the owner and director of NP Consulting, independent advisory company that offers legal and business consultancy. Her focus is mainly on advising foreign investors in investing in Slovenia, as well as advising Slovenian companies upon considering various strategic investors. She also works with foreign investors in the process of developing important real estate projects and acts as local subcontractor in ING Bank projects in SEE. Previously she was working for one of the largest private equity funds in Slovenia. She was presiding or was a member of Supervisory boards of several important Slovenian and foreign companies. Currently, she is a member of Supervisory board of European Architectural Systems (owners of Trimo Trebnje) and deputy Chairman of SB of Port of Koper. Between 1998 - 2003 she was a member of two Slovenian Governments, first as a Secretary General of the Government, and then as a Minister Junior for public administration. Serving in the Ministry of economy from 1988 to 1995 she had acquired a wide experience in public services. Mrs Pergar has a degree in law from the University of Ljubljana and MBA in finance from the Clemson University, South Carolina, USA. She is a member of AmCham and Managers Association of Slovenia.